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Black-collared lovebird

Agapornis swindernianus (Kuhl, 1820)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The black-collared lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 40 g to 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-collared lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus)
Photo: Stavenn · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-collared lovebird

Weight
40 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-collared lovebird live?

Not recorded

What is the black-collared lovebird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-collared lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus) also known as Swindern's lovebird is a small, 13.5 cm (5 inch) long, African parrot in the genus Agapornis and belongs to the Agapornithinae subfamily. The black-collared lovebird is widespread across the African tropical closed rainforest. It is a mostly green parrot with black band on the back of its neck, and a dark greyish-black bill. Both sexes are similar. It is rarely kept in captivity because of its dietary requirement for a native fig.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-collared lovebird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-collared_lovebird&oldid=1371068359), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-collared lovebird endangered?

The black-collared lovebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-collared lovebird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusAgapornis
  7. SpeciesAgapornis swindernianus (Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Agapornis swinderniana, Psittacus swindernianus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • BCLOEnglish
  • ببغاء الحب سويندرنArabic
  • ببغاء الحب أسود الطوقArabic
  • Зеленоглава неразделкаBulgarian
  • inseparable de collarCatalan
  • agapornis zelenohlavýCzech
  • Grønhovedet DværgpapegøjeDanish
  • GrünköpfchenGerman
  • HalsbandunzertrennlicheGerman
  • Swinderens UnzertrennlicheGerman
  • nigrakoluma ampapagoEsperanto
  • Inseparable acollaradoSpanish
  • kaelus-lembelind (kaelus-lembepapagoi)Estonian
  • sepelkaijanenFinnish
  • Inséparable à collier noirFrench
  • ogrličasta papigicaCroatian
  • zöldfejű törpepapagájHungarian
  • feketenyakú törpepapagájHungarian
  • Inseparabile collare neroItalian
  • ワカクサインコJapanese
  • juodakaklis agapornisLithuanian
  • svartkraget dvergpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartkraagagapornisDutch
  • svartkrageamorpapittNorwegian
  • nierozłączka obrożnaPolish
  • inseparável-de-colarPortuguese
  • inseparável-acollaradoPortuguese
  • Ошейниковый неразлучникRussian
  • Zelenoglavi agapornisSerbian
  • svarthalsad dvärgpapegojaSwedish
  • Kara Enseli Cennet PapağanıTurkish
  • нерозлучник ліберійськийUkrainian
  • 黑領情侶鸚鵡Chinese
  • 黑领牡丹鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the black-collared lovebird

Other species in the same genus Agapornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-collared lovebird?

An adult black-collared lovebird weighs 40 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-collared lovebird endangered?

The black-collared lovebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-collared lovebird?

The black-collared lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_collared_lovebird_2026,
  title = {Black-collared lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-collared-lovebird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}